Happy Harvest!

Fall is flying by at the Tunheim household. It seems like the older we get the faster time flies. A couple weeks ago we traveled to southern Minnesota to see my cousin Karl who was on leave from Iraq. It really felt like old times just joking around and being silly with the Gustafsons/Kraywinkles. We are so proud of Karl and his service to our country.

Kaleb and I took part in the Inaugural Fargo/Moorhead Half Marathon a few weeks back. We walked for my friend, mentor and speech/language coordinator, Barb Swegarden, as she battles breast cancer. Kaleb was a trooper…

I have to say that the evening of Halloween was one of the best times I’ve had as a family. It is such a blessing to see your child grown and develop into a beautiful person. Kaleb was so proud of being “Larry the Cucumber.” It was tear-jerking to watch him listen to the gospel being shared at story-time at church last night. Our hearts are so filled with love for him.

We attended a two-hour church service today at Calvary. The presence of God was there, and it was a truly moving experience. Jessica (Nick’s brother’s girlfriend) and Nick’s mom came with us. Can I just say how much of a blessing they are?? The time we spend with Luke and Jess is such a blessing to us. To see our son love them so much is one of God’s richest blessings. Above all today, God reminded us of his great love for us. That when we are lost, he searches for us. When we are hurting, he wants to wrap us up in his arms and hold us till the storm passes. When we repent the entire heavens break loose in praise! How great is our God!

I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace. Acts 20:24

Life is busy...

As you can tell from the lack of blog posts, the Tunheim household has been pretty busy the past few weeks.

My brother Luke, his girlfriend Jessica and my mom are all proud residents of Moorhead. Luke and Jessica are attending Minnesota State University Moorhead, and my mom was the lucky one of 52 applicants for an Accounts Receivable Specialist position at Elim Care Center in Fargo. Life is really looking up for her. She has a new car, a new job, and is closer to her kids. We have enjoyed having her, Luke and Jess close to us.

Ann started school on the 24th of August, and things have been fairly busy at Wright Funeral Home. In what little spare time I have, I have been working on marketing materials for our beloved church, Calvary, as we are gearing up for a capital campaign to help pay off our remaining new building debt.

Yesterday Kaleb had a bit of a fever so he stayed home with Daddy and bonded. We played Thomas, Lego’s, watched Diego and setup grandma’s new computer for her at her apartment. We’ve been slipping on photos of Kaleb, so today we decided to take Kalab out and about in Fargo for some photographs.

Enjoy and God bless!

Terrible twos!

We haven't posted pictures in awhile, so I thought I'd do that on this lovely Sunday (aka I'm procrastinating from cleaning). As you can see from the photos, we are trying to work on attitude, his mouth, hitting, #2, etc., boy are we having fun!! You gotta love the terrible twos! :-)

Final Countdown...

Well the summer, for us, is winding down. It is hard to believe that it has come and gone so quickly. These last few days have been packed full of fun. I (Ann) always try to do as much fun stuff as we can in the summer when Kaleb and I have the freedom to do so. So, to let you in on a little of it…My aunt Kay and cousin Erika came to visit us last week. We had lots of fun enjoying their company. Nick’s mom came and joined us last Thursday. She is busy interviewing and getting settled into the area. Kaleb isn’t quite sure why she is around so much. I think he believes people should only stay here a day or two, since that is what they usually do. He asked Grandma Barb the other night, “Bama, why are you still at my house?” Barb told him, “I’m going to stay awhile and visit you.” He said, “Why?”…his favorite question… and she responded with, “Because I want to spend time with you.” Kaleb said, “Grandma, you’re cute!!”

Kaleb and I traveled to Forest Lake, MN on Sunday to celebrate my cousin Ashley’s graduation from high school. It was so much fun to get to spend some time with my mom’s side of the family. Kaleb loved having some time to play with Conner. The party was held at a local hotel, and let me just tell you a room full of Loscheiders is loud! In spite of that, Kaleb and Conner managed to take a nap on the floor of the meeting room while the party went on around them. They had a blast swimming and causing trouble together.

We returned home today and Luke (Nick’s brother) and Jess (Luke’s girlfriend) along with Jess’s family are here. The kids are getting moved to town, as freshman move in date is this Wednesday at MSUM. We sure have enjoyed their company. Kaleb is plain tuckered out. He is running a fever tonight and went to bed early. Maybe we had a little bit too much summer fun?? One more week left and we shall savor every minute!!

Yay mom!

Today was an exciting day for my mom. She took advantage of the “Cash for Clunkers” program and bought herself a brand new 2010 Toyota Camry. We’re so excited for her!

Thanks Cliff!

You may or may not know that I have a hobby website design business, Digital Design Solutions. It somewhat started by accident a couple years ago and has turned into something that has eaten up what little free time I have. It has been good though… it paid for our most recent trip to Florida in June.

While in Florida in June, Cliff (Stacy’s husband) and I did a lot of bonding. As I’ve mentioned before, Cliff is like a long lost brother. We have so much in common and always have a great time together. Cliff is a graphic designer who also has a hobby business, Design Inspiration, which recently became his full time business. I’m in the final process of creating his website and as a trade he created a logo for Digital Design Solutions.

I’m so please with the logo, he did an amazing job. I gave him very little direction and yet he created a logo that is perfect for me. Most of you know that I’m pretty particular. Believe it or not, I didn’t have one single tweak to make to the logo.

THANKS CLIFF! I’m so appreciative of your talents and more so, your friendship!

"Just reading my Bibo..."

Kaleb and I (Ann) are finally at home for a few days. We feel like we’ve been running all over the place, and it simply feels good to be home. We were supposed to attend Family Camp with Calvary Church this weekend, but I just couldn’t pull it together to go. I needed sleep and home! I’m also working on my last few classes I need through Fargo Public Schools. I was working on my computer on Friday when I heard some rustling/digging. I hollered upstairs, “Kaleb, what are you doing?” His response: “What, I’m reading my Bibo (Bible)”. He truly was reading his Bible…Maggie was pulling things out of my purse.

We are so proud to say that we have a potty trained little boy. He even goes to the bathroom now without telling us. This morning he came running into the living room (no bottoms on whatsoever) and said, “My butt hurts, I need butt paste.” I said, “Did you poop on the toilet?”. He said, “Yeah!” Upon further inspection he had…he flushes and all…but the streaks he left on the toilet seat as he backed off without wiping said it all. What a joy!